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Earl Bostic: Alto-tude
From Earl Bostic's first record date in 1939 with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra on Haven't Named It Yet , it was clear that the alto saxophonist was different. There was a sharp eagerness in his alto saxophone, a jumping swing feel at age 27 that was fresh and aggressive. He was a natural storyteller on the ...
Device Restricted Music Subscriptions Are Coming...
Apple's decision to ditch the headphone jack highlighted the idea that future music services might soon be device specific, and it looks as though Amazon is taking the plunge by offering a subscription service with a strict one device limit. By Leigh Beadon on Techdirt In the last episode of the Techdirt Podcast, we discussed the DRM ...
Spotify, Pandora And Apple Each Tackle Music Discovery And Personalization Differently
Delivering the best personalized music experience is the subject of much effort and hand wringing in the conference rooms of every music streamer. And how each service uses artificial intelligence, machine learning, and human curation may determine their fate, as well as, what music consumers are exposed to. By Diane Thieke of analysts ReportLinker In an industry ...
Are Streaming Music Services Really Just Labels-In-Waiting?
In the wake of the release of so many streaming exclusives from high profile artists like Frank Ocean and Beyoncé, it looks to some as though streaming services are poised to further subvert the old media status quo by positioning themselves in an increasingly label-like role. Guest post by Jonathan Robinson on Musictank Much has been ...
Pandora Launches Advanced Marketing Platform Open To All Artists
Pandora has launched a major upgrade to its free AMP artist marketing platform. In addition to enhanced analytics, it enables all artists to communicate directly with fans, market music and tours, and track their progress. Pandora today launched a next-gen upgrade to its free direct to fan marketing platform AMP. In addition to enhanced analytics delivered via ...
Don’t Be Fooled: The Truth Behind Amazon Music Unlimited’s Price
With Amazon having finally released their long awaited stand-alone streaming service, the $7.99 sticker price seems to be bucking an industry trend by offering consumers unlimited streaming for less, but the figure is deceptive. Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 Amazon has finally launched it’s long awaited stand-alone streaming music service and it’s called ...
Common Mistakes To Avoid When Building An Electronic Press Kit
An electronic press kit, or EPK, is best way for artists to give their business contacts all the information they need about said artist, this means it's an important thing to not screw up. Here we look at several all too common mistakes artists must work to avoid. Guest post by Tyler Allen of Tunecore The electronic ...
SiriusXM Launches VOLUME Music Talk Channel, Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame To Unveil 2017 Nominees Live On Air Tuesday
VOLUME, SiriusXM's new talk-radio channel devoted to the discussion of music launched this morning. Among the channel's first scores is the live unveiling of the 2017 nominees for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The 2017 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees will be announced on Tuesday October 18, at 8 am ET by Rock & ...
Bob Dylan Pandora Station Adds Spike 1825%
After Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize For Literature on Thursday, his week over week new station adds on Pandora spiked 1825%. Dylan streams on Spotify jumped 512%. Some individual track increases: It Ain’t Me Babe is up 166,833% Went To See The Gypsy is up 4,533% Mama, You Been On My Mind is up 2,566% Hard ...
Claus Ogerman (1930-2016)
Claus Ogerman, an achingly beautiful jazz-pop orchestral arranger whose signature sound behind singers and instrumentalists featured violins scored in a high register with the violas, cellos and bass playing sensually voiced chords below, died in Germany on March 8. He was 85. News of Ogerman’s passing more than seven moths ago seems to have escaped traditional ...
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